One man dead, another arrested after Long Beach freeway crash

One man is dead and another is in custody following a crash Sunday morning that tangled traffic on a Long Beach freeway for more than three hours, a California Highway Patrol officer said.

The CHP received a call at about 5:53 a.m. about a collision involving two to three vehicles, said CHP spokeswoman Jennifer Cassidy, and also learned that one of the drivers involved had allegedly fled the scene on foot.

Upon arrival at the scene on the Long Beach (710) Freeway just south of an exit to the Artesia (91) Freeway, officers discovered a man in a 1996 Toyota, who was pronounced dead at the scene by Long Beach Fire Department personnel. The man was not immediately identified by officials, but Cassidy said he was 67 years old.

After an investigation, officers were able to find the man they say fled the scene, and arrested him on a vehicular homicide charge, Cassidy said.

The name and other information about the suspect was not immediately released.

No other injuries were reported at the scene, she said.

The CHP issued a SigAlert at 6:10 a.m., which closed the northbound 710 Freeway south of the 91 Freeway until 9:43 a.m., Cassidy said. Traffic used the right shoulder to get through during the closure.